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Research Cycle: Interpret Information

Review goal of project

• Skill: Review assignment
• Skill: Reflect on progress to date

• Skill: Understand that original research question often needs revising after evaluating information collected
• Skill: Review information collected to determine whether it answers research question

• Skill: Understand what makes a good thesis statement
• Skill: Create thesis statement that answers research question

• Skill: Create outline
• Skill: Construct argument
• Skill: Relate information found to thesis
• Skill: Use evidence to support argument
• Skill: Use inductive vs. deductive reasoning

• Skill: Interpret and use different types of sources
• Skill: Assess type of sources used
• Skill: Determine if sources are too heavily weighted to one type
• Skill: Refine source list
• Skill: Differentiate between facts and opinion
• Skill: Create strategy for finding additional sources if needed
• Skill: Avoid becoming immobilized by piles of sources

• Skill: Identify point in research process where feedback will be helpful
• Skill: Identify helpful sources of feedback
• Skill: Peer conferencing (protocols for giving and receiving feedback_